Family Camping Sleeping Tips - For a better nights sleep in your tent 

Hi Andrea..im still struggling with sleepin on our air bed...have you got tge name of your one and ill do some research...were just on our last camp trip for this year...and i was so cold and im a side sleeper

Last time we went camping,we were on a fairly big slope so we rolled down in the night because the surface of the SIM is slippy so we turned ourselves so we were lying diagonally and it worked. Also we put a towel over the SIM to stop us slipping down

Our air matress is deflating hubby think no issus...im nearly dead

@@michellebyrne9918 i don’t think they really deflate that much. the material stretches out a bit. We always plan to give it a 2nd inflate which usually takes care of the problem for us.

Very true!

Jonathan Rodriguez Im off camping for first time with my hubby and kids this saturday.. Nervous but excited lol x

+RamsayBolton - Well, how'd it go?

I found I had a problem going for a number 2 .. I am so private. My kids and husband were fine. I loved the whole aspect of camping but cae at a cost of constipation x

RamsayBolton - Huh, I wouldn't have expected as much from someone as sinister as yourself, Lord Bolton.

Hell yeah I'm going camping today

Me too. The music is the worst and provides zero benefit. I couldn't make it through the video.

jessi330 I take a comforter that I throw underneath...it helps a ton

I just use a sleeping bag on top of the air mattress and it works fine. And I make sure to put sheets on the air mattress

Surely the SIM contains insulation as well as air. Dunno...

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Hi Celeste. It was an Outwell Hornet XL. You can see a video of it here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HKh7FmryTdM.html We're now using a newer version, the Outwell Montana 6SA ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fUEmKWurddU.html

I know right!😂😂😂

Big Family Tiny House I

I prefer the self-inflating mats/pads to airbeds these days. They can be expensive though. I've not had a problem with ones I've tried from Outwell and Vango, and we've also got a Thermarest Mondo-King 3D that's good. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ms4MYt7xv5w.html

I will be honest, the pricing on some of these air mats, are just way too much. They near the price of tents for me. Here is an idea for a future video for you to do, any chance of doing a review of budget air mats, that work and dont go flat during the night? The average person just getting into camping, will not pay £250+ for a double air mat, unless of course they are wealthy. Also, can I ask a personal question? When reviewing these products, do you buy them yourself, or are they provided by the company free, for you to do a review? No discourtesy is intended therein, just curious. Thanks

Yes, that was a very expensive mat. There are cheaper ones. We started with some cheap Coleman Air Beds that still work 15 years on. We also had some cheap Go Outdoors SIMs, though they don't work properly any more. Unfortunately, that is all pre-RU-vid and don't have videos. I like your idea though of doing a comparison of cheaper gear. We do buy some of the gear. If there are items I think are good, I see if I can get a free sample from the manufacturer, just like magazines do. It gets too expensive buying the gear just to do reviews, and leaves me and my family out of pocket. It also takes a lot of time. But really like your suggestion and I'll see what I can do.

Beechey Family I’m curious why you shared such exact details of your camp plans? Campsite/date/away from family etc. seems dangerous to be honest.

Hi Derek, The Grabber Space Blanket is an excellent radiant heat reflector, but no use against conductive heat loss. So if you put it on a block of ice and sat on it, you still get a frozen bum. It needs an insulator such as an air gap. If you put it under your air mattress, silver side up, it will reflect the radiant heat your body has imbued to the air mattress. Warm air mattress = warm you. Some heat loss will inevitably occur, due to the conductive (touching) transfer between cold ground/blanket/air mattress, but any insulation you can add under the space blanket can only help improve the situation. On top of the mattress as you suggest would also have a beneficial effect, but with less insulation between you and the cold mattress, the benefits wouldn't be as great. A good bag always helps, but in cold weather insulation from the ground really is key. I had several nights uncomfortably cold camping until I tried this. Hope it helps.

It's probably because you got over hot at night and sweated. The sweat then cooled, making you cold. This can be made worse if you are on something like an airbed where the air inside it has got cold, making you feel hot and cold at the same time. If your sleeping bag is too high a rating for the season, get a cooler bag. Also, try sleeping with it not zipped up all the way, and maybe with your arms outside the bag if you are not too cold. Make sure you still insulate under your sleeping bag, even in the summer. Hope that helps.

Get Out With The Kids thank you very much!! I am going camping next week and I have taken in all you advice and watched all your videos. Happy camping

Have a great time! :-)

Yes. If your tent has space for it, that’s a great combination

those are good untill its -40 degrees, then a good sleeping bag is a godsend

Geeth Perera I built a 4x8 trailer into a sleeping pod. We had an extra queen mattress and box springs, fits perfectly. Have a small a/c built in the wall. Also have a small room electric air forced heater for the off months. I put in 2 shelves, one down length of each wall and screwed down plastic tubs with lids for storage. I keep it stocked and just stop for groceries and ice on the way out. I absolutely love it!

Nicole Bassett lol. I want that

Thanks. I saw your comment and just ordered a pack of Mylar blankets for camping next week

It's called Gypsy Dance and it's in the RU-vid Audio Library ru-vid.commusic

Not as cheap as a foam roll mat. You can get some cheap ones though. Of course, the better SIMs are more expensive.

not as dear as an air bed

Are the zed bed those folding foam beds? If so, I can see that they could be comfortable and warm. Though, they could take up a lot of transport space when you have a family of four or five?

I see you in the comments of every video I've seen. Coincidence?

Perhaps you could just mute the video and turn on captions instead ?

they suck. so uncomfortable.

I like the self inflating camping mats

Your head is inflatable.

i sleep straight on the ground, my tent dont even have a floor

ryan sanders how do you stay warm?

I left hammock camping off as it isn't that common or practical for families here in the UK. However, we have given it a go, which is in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rN0VnjLiZyw.html

Laura Neely guess your not a parent. Lol we went camping with my 1 year old and everything was perfect. We all enjoyed it and had a great time, soooo.. yea lol 😂

I started camping when I was 1 and I did fine cuz I'm now 13 and camp 3-6 times a year

Rubbish

I'M SHOCKED AND APPALLED THAT YOU WOULD SAY THAT!😨You have to take children camping....to distract the hungry bears,so you can escape.🏃🐼👫⛺